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Google just wrapped up its breakfast with Android/Chrome chief Sundar Pichai and, on top of the expected next-gen Nexus 7 and Android 4.3 announcements, announced new products and services coming to iOS. It also launched a new Game Center-like service today for Android users called ‘Google Play Games’.
Google’s new iPad mini competitor will be coming with a new 1920×1200 display (323 pixels per inch), a 1.5GHz Snapdragon chip that’s 80% faster, and a 2mm thinner and 50 grams lighter frame while introducing smaller bezels. All that and more for considerably cheaper than the iPad mini at just $229 for the 16GB model when it launches this month.
When it comes to iOS announcements, Google showed off a new textbooks service as part of Google Play Books that will arrive on iPhone and iPad next month. It also unveiled its new $35 “Chromecast” HDMI streaming stick that allows users to send video content from mobile devices to a TV, and an SDK that will allow iOS developers to implement the Airplay-like streaming capabilities. Mac users will be able to take advantage of the device by sending tabs from Chrome to the big screen via the new Chromecast hardware.
Head below for full coverage of the event from our sister site 9to5Google:
–Google announces $35 Chromecast, a small HDMI stick that shifts video from mobile to TV
–Google bringing textbooks to Play Books on web, iOS, & Android w/ 80% off rentals
–Google announces the new 1080P Nexus 7: smaller, thinner and 50g lighter
–Google announces new Google Play Games app, available starting today
–Google hits 70M tablet activations, 1M apps in the Play Store
–Android 4.3: Restricted multi-user profiles, Bluetooth LE, Open GL|ES 3, DRM APIs
–Netflix launches 1080P Android app, new Nexus 7 exclusive launch partner
